Temptation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of tempting or the condition of being tempted.
  • n. Something tempting or enticing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of tempting
  • n. The condition of being tempted.
  • n. Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement or enticement.
  • n. Pressure applied to your thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction.
  • n. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil.
  • n. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of testing or trying; trial. [Archaic.]
  • n. Enticement to evil, as by specious argument, flattery, or the offer of some real or apparent good.
  • n. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil.
  • n. That which tempts, or entices to evil; an enticement; an allurement; any tempting or alluring object.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
  • n. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
  • n. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
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